The Fruits of Their Labor: Saving Teacher Jobs

When life gives you lemons, make lemonade.

That's the motto four A.C. Stelle Middle School students adopted when they tried to save the jobs of some their teachers who were given layoff notices in the spring.

Cassandra Cardoza, Chandler Featherston, Julia Featherston and Nicholas Nast set up an old fashioned lemonade stand on a street corner as a fundraiser for their school.

Though they raised just under $100 and it was ultimately furlough days and pay cuts that saved the teachers' jobs, Las Virgenes Unified officials on Tuesday thanked the students for their efforts.

The young entrepreneurs were each rewarded with movie tickets for their hard work.